Bananarama discography explained

Artist:Bananarama
Studio:12
Live:2
Compilation:16
Ep:2
Singles:51
Video:4

English group Bananarama have released 12 studio albums, two live albums, 16 compilation albums, two extended plays, 51 singles (including three as a featured artist) and four video albums.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
DetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[3]
GER
[4]
NZ
[5]
SWE
[6]
SWI
[7]
US
[8]
Deep Sea Skiving
  • Released: 7 March 1983
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
7 85 48 63
Bananarama
  • Released: 16 April 1984
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
16 99 45 9 30
  • BPI: Silver
True Confessions
  • Released: 30 June 1986
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
46 19 10 25 33 6 15
Wow!
  • Released: 4 September 1987
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
26 1 32 65 38 31 22 44
  • BPI: Gold
  • MC: Gold
Pop Life
  • Released: 18 May 1991
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
42 146 37
Please Yourself
  • Released: 3 April 1993
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
46 95
Ultra Violet
  • Released: 21 August 1995
  • Label: Avex Trax
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
Exotica
  • Released: 12 March 2001
  • Label: M6 Interactions
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Drama 169
Viva
  • Released: 14 September 2009
  • Label: Fascination
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
87
In Stereo
  • Released: 19 April 2019
  • Label: In Synk
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
29
Masquerade
  • Released: 22 July 2022
  • Label: In Synk
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette, digital download
22 83
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleDetails
Live at the London Eventim
Hammersmith Apollo
  • Released: 14 September 2018
  • Label: Live Here Now
  • Formats: CD, DVD, coloured vinyl, digital download
Live in Stereo
  • Released: 1 November 2019[12]
  • Label: In Synk
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
DetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
AUS
CAN
GER
NZ
SWE
US
The Greatest Hits Collection
  • Released: 14 October 1988
  • Label: London
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
3 21 68 43 7 43 151
  • BPI: 3× Platinum
  • ARIA: Platinum[13]
  • MC: Gold
  • RIAA: Gold
The Greatest Remixes Collection
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: PolyGram
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
Bunch of Hits
  • Released: 13 March 1993
  • Label: Spectrum
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Master Series
  • Released: 1 April 1996
  • Label: London
  • Format: CD
The Very Best of Bananarama 43
  • BPI: Silver
The Essentials
  • Released: 18 June 2002
  • Label: Rhino
  • Format: CD
Venus and Other Hits
  • Released: 10 October 2003[14]
  • Label: Flashback
  • Format: CD
  • Released: 27 September 2005
  • Label: Warner Strategic Marketing
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Twelve Inches of Bananarama
  • Released: 2 October 2006
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Drama Remixes Volume One
  • Released: 10 October 2006[15]
  • Label: The Lab
  • Format: CD
Greatest Hits & More More More 61
The Works
  • Released: 5 November 2007
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: 3-CD, digital download
Bananarama: The Collection
    • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: 2-CD, digital download
30 Years of Bananarama
  • Released: 9 July 2012
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD + DVD, digital download
62
Megarama: The Mixes
  • Released: 16 March 2015
  • Label: Edsel
  • Formats: 3-CD, digital download
98
In a Bunch: The Singles 1981–1993
  • Released: 28 August 2015
  • Label: Edsel, Rhino
  • Formats: 33-CD, digital download
Glorious: The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 8 March 2024
  • Label: London
  • Formats: 2×CD, 3×CD, 3×LP, digital download
30
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"
DetailsPeak chart positions
US
Sales

[16]
US
Dance
Sales

[17]
The 12″ Mixes
  • Released: 30 August 1991
  • Label: Liberation
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Now or Never
  • Released: 25 September 2012
  • Label: In a Bunch
  • Format: Digital download
11 4
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
AUS
BEL
(FL)

[18]
GER
IRE
[19]
NL
[20]
NZ
SWI
US
[21]
US
Dance

[22]
"Aie a Mwana"198192 66Deep Sea Skiving
"It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)"
19824 55 3 5 3 37 49 Fun Boy Three

5 74 7 9 16 16
  • BPI: Silver
Deep Sea Skiving
"Shy Boy"4 2 6 8 12 5 83 14
  • BPI: Silver
"Cheers Then"45
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye"19835 38 29 4 29
"Cruel Summer"8 32 40 24 7 48 32 9 11Bananarama
"Robert De Niro's Waiting..."19843 40 34 7 8 22 8 95
  • BPI: Silver
"Rough Justice"23 19 63 24 16
"Hot Line to Heaven"58
"The Wild Life"70
"Do Not Disturb"198531 22 True Confessions
"Venus" 19868 1 6 2 12 5 1 1 1 1
  • BPI: Silver
  • MC: Platinum
"More Than Physical"41 28 38 25 73 5
"A Trick of the Night"198732 99 24 76 39
"I Heard a Rumour" 14 32 27 37 9 16 8 10 4 3Wow
"Love in the First Degree" 3 5 9 21 6 12 11 18 48 10
  • BPI: Silver
"I Can't Help It" 20 27 13 31 12 30 47 7
"I Want You Back" 19885 3 40 29 3 49 10 23
"Love, Truth and Honesty" 23 32 42 12 87 20 25 89 26
"Nathan Jones"15 59 22 16 73 22
"Help!"
19893 25 9 8 2 24 35 8
  • BPI: Silver
"Cruel Summer '89"19 158 24 16 22
  • BPI: Silver
"Only Your Love"199027 51 49 Pop Life
"Preacher Man"20 147 40 46 11
"Long Train Running"199130 179 47 45 18
"Tripping on Your Love"76 14
"Movin' On"199224 177 33 52 34 Please Yourself
"Last Thing on My Mind"71 63 47
"More, More, More"199324 65 16
"Every Shade of Blue"1995124 41Ultra Violet
"Take Me to Your Heart"180
"Move in My Direction"200514 41 25 93 67 14Drama
"Look on the Floor (Hypnotic Tango)"26 95 2
"Love Comes"200944 Viva
"Love Don't Live Here"2010114
199
"Now or Never"2012Now or Never
"Stuff Like That"2019In Stereo
"Looking for Someone"
"Masquerade"2022Masquerade
"Forever Young"[24]
"Running with the Night"[25]
"Feel the Love"[26] 2023Glorious: The Ultimate Collection
"Supernova"2024
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[27]
AUS
[28]
GER
[29]
IRE
NL
[30]
NZ
[31]
SWE
[32]
SWI
[33]
US
[34]
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
19841 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 13 rowspan="3"
"Let It Be"
19871 28 3 2 4 4 9 1
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
19891 30 74 1 20 8 15 24
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title! scope="col"
YearAlbum
"He's Got Tact"1982Deep Sea Skiving
"King of the Jungle"1984Bananarama
"Set on You"1987rowspan="2"
"Megarama '89"1989
"I Found Love"1995Ultra Violet
"Careless Whisper"2001Exotica
"If"
"Dance Music"2019 In Stereo
"Favourite"2022 Masquerade

Other charted songs

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
RUS
[40]
"Don't Step on My Groove"2006117Drama
"Frequency"175

Guest appearances

Title! scope="col" style="width:1em;"
YearOther artist(s)Album
"Sanctuary" 1982Fun Boy ThreeFun Boy Three[41]
"Funrama 2"
"Alone"
"No Feelings"Party Party: Original Movie Soundtrack[42]
"Riskin' a Romance"1987The Secret of My Success:
Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
[43]
"Waterloo"1998A Song for Eurotrash[44]
"U R My Baby"2002DiscobrothersDiscobrothers Presenting Stars of the Eighties[45]
"Love, Leave, Forget"MultitudeIs Harry on the Boat?[46]

Video albums

TitleDetailsNotes
And That's Not All...[47]
  • Released: 15 June 1984
  • Label: London
  • Format: VHS
The Video Singles[48]
  • Released: 20 November 1987
  • Label: London
  • Format: VHS
The Greatest Hits Collection
  • Released: 14 October 1988
  • Label: London
  • Formats: VHS, VCD
  • Compilation of Bananarama's videos until 1988.
30 Years of Bananarama
  • Released: 9 July 2012
  • Label: London
  • Formats: DVD, digital download
  • Compilation of 35 videos of Bananarama.

Notes and References

  1. Peak chart positions in the United Kingdom:
    • All except noted: Web site: Bananarama full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 2016-04-25. N.B. The Official Chart Company website erroneously duplicates the 3 April 1983 albums chart for the week of 27 March 1983; hence "Deep Sea Skiving" is listed as peaking at number eight instead of number seven.
    • Deep Sea Skiving: Top Albums & Tapes – Week Ending April 2, 1983. Record Mirror. 2 April 1983. 0144-5804. ChartArchive. 2020-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107070740/http://scans.chartarchive.org/UK/1983/14%20-%2002%20Apr%20Record%20Mirror%20Albums.jpg. live.
    • Drama, "Love Don't Live Here" and "Baby It's Christmas": Web site: Chart Log UK (1994–2010): Darren B – David Byrne. Zobbel.de. 2015-08-13.
    • "Aie a Mwana" and "Tripping on Your Love": Taken from the liner notes of the In a Bunch: The Singles 1981–1993 box set, released through Edsel Records, 2015.
  2. Peak chart positions in Australia:
  3. Web site: RPM Top Albums/CDs – Bananarama. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 2010-10-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20161220064325/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=v2a76h62to0aart05gg0u3agj2&q1=Bananarama&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20. 20 December 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  4. Web site: Suchen nach "Bananarama". de. GfK Entertainment. 2020-02-22. N.B. Select the 'Album' tab to display albums chart peaks.
  5. Web site: Discography Bananarama. charts.nz. 2019-03-14.
  6. Web site: Discography Bananarama. swedischarts.com. 2011-10-30.
  7. Swiss chart peaks:
  8. Bananarama Chart History (Billboard 200). Billboard. 2020-02-22.
  9. United Kingdom. Bananarama. 11 July 2022.
  10. Canada. Bananarama. 21 November 2020.
  11. United States. Bananarama. 21 November 2020.
  12. Web site: Live in Stereo by Bananarama. Apple Music. 5 November 2019.
  13. Web site: The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (61–100). ARIA. Imgur. 2016-04-19. N.B. The triangle symbol indicates platinum certification.
  14. Web site: Venus and Other Hits – Bananarama . AllMusic . 22 November 2020.
  15. Web site: Drama Remixes, Vol. 1. AllMusic. 2010-08-21.
  16. Bananarama Chart History (Hot Singles Sales) . Billboard . 21 November 2020.
  17. Bananarama Chart History (Dance Singles Sales) . Billboard . 21 November 2020.
  18. Web site: Discografie Bananarama. nl. Ultratop. 2020-02-22.
  19. Irish chart peaks:
  20. Web site: Discografie Bananarama. nl. Dutch Charts. 2020-02-22.
  21. Bananarama Chart History (Hot 100). Billboard. 2020-02-22.
  22. US Dance Club Songs chart peaks:
  23. United Kingdom. single. Fun Boy Three. It Ain't What You Do It's Way That You Do It. 3395-1002-1. 21 November 2020.
  24. Web site: Bananarama to release 'Forever Young' as next Masquerade single. Retropop Magazine. 8 August 2022. 12 August 2022.
  25. Web site: Bananarama release 'Running with the Night' as latest Masquerade single. Retropop Magazine. 16 October 2022. 5 November 2022.
  26. Web site: Pop icons Bananarama return with new single 'Feel the Love' and announce new greatest hits collection Glorious: The Ultimate Collection will be released in March. Women in Pop. 20 October 2023. 20 October 2023.
  27. Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in the United Kingdom:
  28. Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in Australia:
    • Band Aid's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Kent Music Report) peak: Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. illustrated. 26. 0-646-11917-6.
    • "Let It Be" (Kent Music Report) peak: Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. illustrated. 110. 0-646-11917-6.
    • Band Aid II's "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (ARIA) peak: Web site: australian-charts.com > Band Aid in Australian Charts. Hung Medien. 2020-02-22.
  29. Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in Germany:
  30. Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in the Netherlands:
  31. Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in New Zealand:
  32. Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in Sweden:
  33. Peak chart positions for singles featuring Bananarama in Switzerland:
  34. Band Aid Chart History (Hot 100). Billboard. 2020-02-22.
  35. United Kingdom. single. Band Aid. Do They Know It's Christmas. 1856-1534-1. 21 November 2020.
  36. Canada. Band Aid. Do They Know It's Christmas. 21 November 2020.
  37. United States. Band Aid. Do They Know It's Christmas. 21 November 2020.
  38. United Kingdom. single. Ferry Aid/Various. Let It Be. 3797-2283-1. 21 November 2020.
  39. United Kingdom. single. Band Aid 2. Do They Know It's Christmas. 1856-1608-1. 21 November 2020.
  40. Web site: Bananarama – Russian charts. Tophit. 2011-09-21.
  41. Web site: Fun Boy Three by Fun Boy Three. Apple Music. 22 November 2020.
  42. Web site: Party Party Soundtrack. AllMusic. 2010-05-13.
  43. Web site: The Secret of My Success Soundtrack. AllMusic. 2010-05-13.
  44. Web site: A Song For Eurotrash Soundtrack. AllMusic. 2010-05-13.
  45. Web site: Discobrothers Presenting Stars of the Eighties by Discobrothers. Apple Music. 22 November 2020.
  46. Web site: Is Harry on the Boat? Soundtrack. AllMusic. 2010-05-13.
  47. Web site: And That's Not All... - Bananarama. AllMusic. 2010-05-13.
  48. Web site: The Video Singles - Bananarama. AllMusic. 2010-05-13.